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IRMC NURSES NAME NEW UNION TO REPRESENT THEM
The nurses at Indiana Regional Medical Center have voted to have a new union represent them at the b...
4h ago
IUP PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT ON FOGEL'S IMPRISONMENT
IUP's president has issued another statement on the confinement of university alumnus Marc Fogel. Th...
5h ago
WHITE TWP ROAD CREWS TO WORK IN MONTICELLO
White Township road crews are getting ready for some road work to be done tomorrow in the Monticello...
5h ago
FOUR VEHICLE-RELATED INCIDENTS REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Four vehicle-related incidents were reported in Indiana County on Wednesday. The first was at 12:34 ...
5h ago
COUNTY TO ADMINISTER $1.495 MILLION GRANT FOR CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER
The Central Allegheny Challenger Learning Center took another step closer to completion with a coope...
22h ago
HOMER CITY POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING WOMAN
Homer City Borough Police are searching for a missing woman and are asking the public for assistance...
23h ago
MARION CENTER BASKETBALL, INDIANA SWIMMING TEAMS HONORED AT COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Prior to this morning's Indiana County Commissioners meeting, two area high school sports teams were...
Apr 17, 2024
CLYMER MAN APPREHENDED, WOMAN ARRESTED FOR HARBORING HIM
State police have apprehended a Clymer man who was wanted on multiple warrants and a woman was also ...
Apr 17, 2024
BILL TO INCREASE FINES FOR KILLING BALD EAGLES PASSES PA CONGRESS
A bill has been approved by both the PA House and Senate that would stiffen the penalty for killing ...
Apr 17, 2024
NORTHERN CAMBRIA MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT
A man from Northern Cambria now faces charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Court docum...
Apr 17, 2024
FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULED FOR WOMAN ACCUSED OF SMOTHERING CHILD
A formal arraignment hearing is scheduled today for an Indiana woman who is charged with smothering ...
Apr 17, 2024
MC GIRLS BASKETBALL, INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS TO BE HONORED BY COMMISSIONERS
The Indiana County Commissioners will meet today, and two Indiana County high school sports teams wi...
Apr 17, 2024
SPIRIT AIRLINES RESOLVES SCHEDULING ISSUE WITH LATROBE AIRPORT
Spirit Airlines and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport say that problems experienced with one route have...
Apr 17, 2024
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH TO RECEIVE $500,000 FOR WATER PLANT REPAIRS
Blairsville Borough will receive a $500,000 federal grant to help them with repairs at the water pla...
Apr 16, 2024
PENNDOT ANNOUNCED WORK ON TWOLICK CREEK PROJECT TO RESUME MONDAY
PennDOT has announced that work on the TwoLick Creek project will start again next Monday. This will...
Apr 16, 2024
TROOPERS SEARCHING FOR CLYMER MAN WITH FIVE ARREST WARRANTS
State police are searching for a Clymer man who has five arrest warrants for incidents stemming from...
Apr 16, 2024
PSP REPORTS: SIMPLE ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT, DUI AND CHASE
PSP-INDIANA State police have charged two people from Seward in connection with an incident yesterda...
Apr 16, 2024
WOMAN CHARGED IN CENTER TOWNSHIP CASE TO HAVE PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY
Another person who led police on a chase is due for a preliminary hearing today. In another case, 27...
Apr 16, 2024
IUPATTY'S CHASE SUSPECT IN COURT TODAY
A Florida man charged with leading police on a chase during IUPatty's weekend is due in court today ...
Apr 16, 2024
POLICE REPORTS: HARASSMENT, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE A 21-year-old from Indiana now faces charges of harassment for an incident la...
Apr 16, 2024
FIRST RESPONDERS DEAL WITH FLOODED ROAD, BRUSH FIRE
Along with the vehicle fire we reported in White Township on Monday, first responders were kept rela...
Apr 16, 2024
PURCHASE LINE HIRES TWO INTERIM HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
On Monday, the Purchase Line School Board approved hiring two people to be co-principals for the jun...
Apr 16, 2024
CAR DESTROYED BY FIRE IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
A car was destroyed Monday afternoon after it caught fire near the Giant Eagle plaza in White Townsh...
Apr 15, 2024
POLICE REPORTS: BURGLARY WITH DRUG ACTIVITY, DRUG BUST IN TRAFFIC STOP
PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating a burglary that happened last Wednesday morning. Trooper...
Apr 15, 2024
PENNDOT ALERTING DRIVERS OF NIGHT WORK IN MARGARET ROAD INTERSECTION PROJECT
PennDOT is alerting motorists that there will be some evening road work starting tonight at the Marg...
Apr 15, 2024
OUTAGES REPORTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORMS
The effects from last night's strong storms are still being felt this morning as power outages are s...
Apr 15, 2024
FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR TREES DOWN, TRANSFORMER FIRE, ACCIDENT
Over the last 24 hours, Indiana County First Responders were called out for some storm and tree-rela...
Apr 15, 2024
DEMS LEAD IN STATE VOTER REGISTRATION, BUT GOP LEADS INDIANA COUNTY
More than 8 million Pennsylvania residents are registered to vote in this year's Primary election on...
Apr 14, 2024
BUSY WEEK OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS STARTS MONDAY
This week's school board schedule kicks off with three meetings tomorrow, two of them full board mee...
Apr 14, 2024
MASH SALUTES FACULTY, CHANCELLOR FOR SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT TALKS
The president of the faculty union at the State System of Higher Education told the Board of Governo...
Apr 14, 2024
MARTIN ROAD WORK TO RESUME MONDAY
White Township work crews are expecting to be back on the job starting tomorrow after a rain-shorten...
Apr 14, 2024
ONE ROAD NEAR BLAIRSVILLE STILL FLOODED
The rain that came through yesterday has affected traffic on a road in the Blairsville area. As of t...
Apr 13, 2024
FIRE FIGHTERS DEAL WITH STUCK CAR, BASEMENT FLOODING
First responders were called out for several flooding-related incidents on Friday, including one whe...
Apr 13, 2024
PENNDOT LOOKING FOR P3 PARTNERSHIPS
The PennDOT office of Public-Private Partnerships has announced that they will accept unsolicited pr...
Apr 13, 2024
WIND ADVISORY, FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR INDIANA COUNTY
Indiana County will be under a few weather designations heading into the weekend. The National Weath...
Apr 12, 2024
MAN ARRESTED FOR DISRUPTING ACTIVITIES AT DISTRICT COURT
A Northern Cambria man was arrested after disrupting activities at a district judge's office on Wedn...
Apr 12, 2024
PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS REPEATS PLEA FOR INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING TO FREEZE TUITION
At a meeting yesterday, the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors discussed the issue ...
Apr 12, 2024
PASSHE APPROVES CBA'S FOR TEACHERS, COACHES AND NURSES
The State System of Higher Education announced that the board of governors yesterday approved collec...
Apr 12, 2024
FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY WITH CRASHES, BASEMENT PUMPING
It's been a busy 24 hours for first responders as they have had to deal with several different types...
Apr 12, 2024
TWO PROMOTED TO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK
First Commonwealth Bank has announced the promotion of two members of its Corporate Banking Leadersh...
Apr 12, 2024
POLICE REPORTS: THEFT BY DECEPTION, SCRAP METAL THEFT
PSP-PUNXSUTAWNEY State police from the Punxsutawney Barracks are investigating a case of theft by de...
Apr 12, 2024
TWO SENTENCING HEARINGS FOR ONE MAN TODAY
One man is scheduled for two sentencing hearings this morning in Indiana County Court. 29-year-old C...
Apr 12, 2024
THREE NEGATIVE FINDINGS ANNOUNCED IN AN INDIANA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF ORGANIZATION
Pennsylvania's Auditor General has announced that an Indiana County fire department relief organizat...
Apr 12, 2024
STATE REP. JIM STRUZZI ANNOUNCES RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW SALTSBURG OFFICE
State Representative Jim Struzzi has announced that he will cut the ribbon soon on his new satellite...
Apr 12, 2024
TRAFFIC TIE-UP ON OAKLAND AVENUE DUE TO TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
Traffic was tied up on one of Indiana's major highways due to a two-car crash this morning. The cras...
Apr 11, 2024
WIND ADVISORY TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
It's expected to be a windy day for Indiana County. The National Weather Service has scheduled a win...
Apr 11, 2024
PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION
UPDATE: Austin Bingaman has waived his preliminary hearing and his case now goes to Indiana County's...
Apr 11, 2024
BOLIVAR MAN FOUND GUILTY OF INDECENT ASSAULT
A Bolivar man injured a Westmoreland County Sheriff's deputy as he tried to hurt himself in court ye...
Apr 11, 2024
BRUSH FIRE REPORTED IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
Another brush fire was reported in Indiana County yesterday. That fire makes the 23rd brush fire in ...
Apr 11, 2024
IUP TO HONOR SIX WITH DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS THIS WEEKEND
IUP will honor six people with the distinguished alumni award this Saturday. The awards ceremony wil...
Apr 11, 2024
PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD WILL DEAL WITH BIGGER-THAN-EXPECTED BUDGET DEFICIT
At a meeting Wednesday night, the Penns Manor Superintendent announced the board will have to deal w...
Apr 11, 2024
WHITE, CENTER TOWNSHIPS IN TALKS ON WORKING TOGETHER FOR UPCOMING PAVING PROJECT
At their meeting Wednesday afternoon, White Township Supervisors discussed collaborating with Center...
Apr 10, 2024
WATER OUT FOR HANDFUL OF PA AMERICAN CUSTOMERS
A contractor hit a water main while digging in White Township and that has caused a service outage f...
Apr 10, 2024
IUP, HAVEN PROJECT TO HOST "TAKE BACK THE NIGHT" MARCH
Tonight is IUP's annual "Take Back The Night" march across campus. The event is being put ...
Apr 10, 2024
22ND BRUSH FIRE OF THE YEAR IN INDIANA COUNTY REPORTED YESTERDAY
The 22nd brush fire of the year in Indiana County was reported Tuesday night in Young Township. Indi...
Apr 10, 2024
PA HOUSE PASSES BILL TO BAN HAND-HELD DEVICES WHILE DRIVING
A bill that would expand the ban on handheld devices while driving was approved yesterday by the Sta...
Apr 10, 2024
PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD TO DEAL WITH POLICIES, ICTC BUDGET
The Penns Manor School Board will meet tonight, and on the agenda are revisions of eight policies. T...
Apr 10, 2024
MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON TO HAVE REVIEW HEARING TODAY
A Glen Campbell man will go before Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco for a review hearing...
Apr 10, 2024
INDIANA WOMAN NAMED RECIPIENT OF PATRICIA HILLIARD ROBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP
A student from Indiana County was named the recipient of the Patricia Hilliard Robertson Memorial Sc...
Apr 10, 2024
UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FURTHER PURCHASES, AGREEMENTS FOR RENOVATION PROJECTS
On Tuesday, the United School Board met and approved another agreement and purchase for the upcoming...
Apr 10, 2024
PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON CONTINUED
The preliminary hearing for an Indiana man suspected of arson was continued to a later date on Tuesd...
Apr 09, 2024
MARTIN ROAD PROJECT EXTENDED ADDITIONAL DAY
While road work is underway on a project in White Township, the project will need to be extended int...
Apr 09, 2024
INDIANA PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN JOHNSTOWN
A single-engine plane from Indiana County had to make an emergency landing yesterday at the John Mur...
Apr 09, 2024
ROAD CLOSURES TO START TODAY IN MARTIN ROAD PROJECT
A road in White Township is set to close today for a two-day construction project. A portion of Mart...
Apr 09, 2024
MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON SCHEDULED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
A preliminary hearing will be held today for a man suspected of intentionally setting fire to an apa...
Apr 09, 2024
CAUSE OF HAZMAT INCIDENT IN EAST MAHONING TWP REMAINS UNKNOWN
One person was taken to the hospital as crews responded to a HAZMAT call late Monday morning in East...
Apr 09, 2024
PSP-PUNXSY INVESTIGATING DRUG CASE IN WEST MAHONING TOWNSHIP
State police from the Punxsutawney barracks continue to investigate an incident on Sunday in West Ma...
Apr 09, 2024
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD UPDATED ON EISENHOWER PROGRESS
On Monday night, the Indiana School Board was updated on the progress of the Eisenhower project abou...
Apr 09, 2024
ECLIPSE COMES TO INDIANA COUNTY ALONG WITH CLOUDY SKIES
While many people got to see the solar eclipse across the country, many in Indiana County had to dea...
Apr 08, 2024
FOUR EVALUATED, ONE TAKEN TO MEDICAL FACILITY AFTER HAZMAT SITUATION IN EAST MAHONING TOWNSHIP
First responders are still investigating a HAZMAT response call that happened late Monday morning in...
Apr 08, 2024
SCHOOL SCHEDULES AFFECTED BY SOLAR ECLIPSE
It is a much-anticipated day across the country as the solar eclipse will take place this afternoon....
Apr 08, 2024
TODAY IS DEADLINE FOR VOTER APPLICATIONS FOR PRIMARY ELECTION
Today is the last day to register to vote in the PA primary election later this month. Voter registr...
Apr 08, 2024
PENNDOT: NO PARKING ALONG HIGHWAYS FOR ECLIPSE
PennDOT is asking motorists to keep safety in mind while out driving during the solar eclipse this a...
Apr 08, 2024
TURNPIKE WARNING OF TEXTING SCAM
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning E-ZPass customers about an ongoing texting scam. The...
Apr 08, 2024
WORK TO BEGIN ON MARTIN ROAD ON MONDAY
A road repair project will require a detour for drivers this week in northwestern White Township. A ...
Apr 07, 2024
PENELEC RATE INCREASE WOULD RAISE AVERAGE CUSTOMER'S BILL 9.8 PERCENT
FirstEnergy Corporation is asking the state Public Utility Commission for a $502 million rate increa...
Apr 07, 2024
INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
The Indiana and Purchase Line school boards will meet tomorrow night and both have extensive agendas...
Apr 07, 2024
WOMAN RULED COMPETENT FOR TRIAL IN MOTHER'S MURDER
Westmoreland County Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio on Friday ruled that Melissa Fox-Beacom is competent ...
Apr 07, 2024
PITTMAN ASKING OPINIONS ON SUNDAY HUNTING
With a bill now introduced in the state legislature to remove restrictions on Sunday hunting, State ...
Apr 07, 2024
45TH INDIANA-ARMSTRONG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION HOME SHOW OPENED FRIDAY
With the traditional cutting of the two-by-four, the 45th annual Indiana-Armstrong Builders Associat...
Apr 06, 2024
APSCUF MEMBERS APPROVE FACULTY, COACHES CONTRACTS
The union that represents both teachers and coaches at the State System of Higher Education announce...
Apr 06, 2024
STRUZZI, SMITH, OTHERS DEMAND CHANGE FROM PIAA ABOUT STREAMING GAMES
State Representatives Jim Struzzi, Brian Smith and Marla Brown have joined together to demand change...
Apr 06, 2024
TWO SEARCH DETAILS CALLED FOR ON FRIDAY
Friday was another busy day for Indiana County First Responders, with two search details and one oth...
Apr 06, 2024
COMMUNITY URGED TO HELP REPAIR MARION CENTER LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS
Heavy rains that ravaged through Indiana County this week brought hefty flooding to several areas. O...
Apr 05, 2024
ANOTHER FALSE-LIKENESS SCAM REPORTED IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Days after reporting a scam involving the likeness of Indiana Borough Mayor William Simmons, Indiana...
Apr 05, 2024
POWER OUTAGES IN CENTER, YOUNG, ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIPS
Power outages have been reported across Indiana County this morning. Penelec is reporting that 464 o...
Apr 05, 2024
MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SENTENCED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
An Indiana County man charged with kidnapping two children from a home in New Kensington and sexuall...
Apr 05, 2024
POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN BLAIRSVILLE WORTH $150,000
While the Powerball jackpot continues to rise ahead of Saturday's drawing, a ticket in Indiana Count...
Apr 05, 2024
TWO CRASHES, ONE FIRE REPORTED THURSDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Yesterday was an active day for Indiana County first responders. Along with a vehicle accident early...
Apr 05, 2024
ANNUAL HOME SHOW STARTS TODAY
Today is opening day for the 2024 Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association Home Show. Over 60 vendors ...
Apr 05, 2024
FIRST COMMONWEALTH RECOGNIZED BY WORLDWIDE ANALYTICS COMPANY FOR FINANCIAL PROWESS
S&P Global Market Intelligence has recently acknowledged First Commonwealth Financial Corp. as o...
Apr 04, 2024
SOME STATE ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD ISSUES
One of the side effects of the flooding is the continued closure of roads throughout Indiana County....
Apr 04, 2024
TWO INDIANA CONNECTIONS TO BE A PART OF ANDREA BOCELLI CONCERT TONIGHT
One of the world's leading opera singers will start a tour of North America in Pittsburgh tonight, a...
Apr 04, 2024
FLOOD WATERS RECEDE IN CLYMER, OTHER AREAS
Indiana, Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties remain under a flood warning until 8:00 this morning, b...
Apr 04, 2024
MAN IN DRUG INVESTIGATION PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES
A resident of Arnold entered guilty pleas in federal court in connection with a drug investigation t...
Apr 04, 2024
PSP INVESTIGATING MARION CENTER BURGLARY
State police are investigating a burglary on March 28th where nothing was stolen. Troopers say that ...
Apr 04, 2024
PA TO RECEIVE OVER $200 MILLION IN MINE RECLAMATION FUNDS
Pennsylvania is set to receive over $244 million from the federal government for abandoned mine clea...
Apr 04, 2024
STATE LAWMAKERS, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS LOOK TO FIX COMPETITIVE IMBALANCE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS
With the increasing number of private and charter schools dominating high school athletics, state la...
Apr 03, 2024
SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS INDIANA COUNTY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
PennDOT announced several streets in Indiana County are closed due to flooding. They are listed here...
Apr 03, 2024
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE REPORT EMAIL SCAM IMPERSONATING MAYOR
Indiana Borough Police officers are warning residents about an email scam that fraudulently uses the...
Apr 03, 2024